In other news: pets with Newt, etc

• I think this Huntsman staffer speaks for anyone not working for Romey's campaign: "We're not going to quit, but we don't really want to keep going either." • Not very savvy advance work from the Perry campaign: Perry "walk[ed] by a mannequin … whose hand was raised above her head – a hand Perry tried to call on during a question-and-answer period." Why was Romney even there? (H/t: @mikememoli ) • Mark Lilla argues that we need to look beyond stereotypical flyover dwellers for the GOP's reactionary alarmism: "Apocalypticism trickled down, not up, and is now what binds Republican party elites to their hardcore base." • Also known as "The Ron Paul Rule" : Peo­ple who dodge ques­tions art­ful­ly are liked and trust­ed more than peo­ple who respond to ques­tions truth­ful­ly but with less pol­ish. • Pets with Newt – a demographic he can probably poach from Romney, it's true.